"Ms. Jiang?!"
Seeing that Jiang Yuxiang was almost reaching the door under the eaves, Xiaozhu in the yard suddenly woke up from his dream and spoke subconsciously.
"Um?"
Jiang Yuxiang stopped and turned around, "What's wrong?"
"without……"
Xiao Zhu looked panicked, but didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
His Highness is probably still in Sister Zhiyuan's room. If he's caught by Miss Jiang and sees something he shouldn't...
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu felt anxious. She wanted to speak, but she didn't know how to start. She hesitated, her face slightly flushed, "No, nothing..."
Jiang Yuxiang saw Xiaozhu's strange reaction. What happened to this maid? But she didn't take it seriously. She walked to the door of Zhiyuan's room and knocked lightly.
"Kite?"
Jiang Yuxiang called out softly, but there was no response from the room.
Um?
Are you not here?
Jiang Yuxiang was a little suspicious, so she knocked on the door again and called out.
This time, there were sounds and movements in the room. After a while, the sound of a kite echoed from within the room.
"Auntie?"
The voice was very soft, and seemed to carry an indescribable strange color.
"Zhiyuan, are you still not awake?"
"Not yet..."
Zhiyuan's voice was very soft, mixed with a hint of anxiety, and a little hoarse.
Jiang Yuxiang heard the strange tone in her voice: "Zhiyuan, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"without……"
This time the sound seemed a little more hurried, and then it stopped abruptly.
Just as Jiang Yuxiang was wondering outside the door, the sound of the kite came from inside the room again. However, this time the sound was normal.
"Auntie, I just woke up... Is there anything wrong with you?"
There was nothing unusual about the voice except that it was a little soft and hoarse.
"Nothing much."
Jiang Yuxiang, who was standing outside the door, didn't suspect anything. She thought Zhiyuan had overslept today and had just woken up, so she said, "I just went to look for Jiang Nian. He wasn't in the room, so I came to see if he was here with you."
“No, not here…”
The sound of the kite in the room was very calm, but if you listened carefully, you could hear some differences.
But perhaps Jiang Yuxiang trusted Zhiyuan too much. In her impression, Zhiyuan had never lied to her before. Therefore, Jiang Yuxiang did not doubt it. "Okay, you have a good rest. I'll go look for him somewhere else."
Having said that, Jiang Yuxiang turned and left.
After taking two steps, he seemed to realize something and looked towards the yard. He saw Xiaozhu standing in the yard, blinking his innocent eyes.
But those bright and cute eyes seemed to be a little...blushing.
And...guilty conscience?
"What's wrong?"
"No, nothing..."
Xiao Zhu shook her little head quickly, and when she turned around, her pink and tender face was already red.
…
Half an hour ago.
The sky was just getting light, but the room was still dim. The light from the courtyard passed through the thin doors and windows and slowly fell on the soft carpet in the room.
In the room that was barely bright, this ray of light mixed with the dim atmosphere, and was filled with an indescribable ambiguity.
Dead silence!
There was no sound or movement in the room.
It's like returning to calm after the intense period, giving people an inexplicable sense of security.
Passing through the slightly cold front hall, the view behind the screen became increasingly dim. In the haziness, one could vaguely see the bed not far away. The gauze curtain had fallen, obscuring the view above the bed.
Under the bed, there were only two pairs of shoes and socks left, as well as the edge of the bed where the gauze curtain hung down, with a dress halfway down, as if it had not fallen off yet.
Inside the gauze tent, under the quilt, two figures were sleeping in each other's arms.
At this moment, everything is silent and the scene seems extremely harmonious.
The two figures sleeping in each other's arms seemed to add a lingering atmosphere to the scene.
On the bed, Lin Jiangnian slowly opened his eyes, seemed to notice something in his arms, and looked down.
In the crook of his left arm, a graceful girl was lying quietly.
The girl lay sideways, curled up slightly in her arms, her head resting on the crook of her arm. Her dark hair was disheveled and scattered, covering most of her face. But even so, one could still vaguely see her naturally beautiful white skin and her innate cool and elegant temperament.
The movement of lowering his head seemed a little too loud, startling the girl in Lin Jiangnian's arms. The girl stirred slightly, then slowly opened her eyes and woke up.
As if he had just woken up, his clear eyes were still a little sleepy and a little confused.
She raised her eyes slightly and met Lin Jiangnian's gaze.
The two looked at each other and seemed stunned.
Then, the girl's vision gradually cleared up, and her mind gradually recovered. She quickly recalled what happened last night bit by bit, and it all came flooding back to her mind.
The girl's fair face quickly turned red with shame, and her clear eyes were filled with shame and anger in an instant. She lowered her head in panic, trying to avoid Lin Jiangnian's sight.
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the girl in his arms, observing with interest her expression from confusion when she woke up to sudden shyness after she came to her senses and realized something. A blush visibly appeared on her fair face, spreading all the way up along her pink neck.
The delicate body pressed against Lin Jiangnian also tensed in vain.
Seems extremely nervous!
Lin Jiangnian felt it, smiled gently, turned around, hugged the girl beside him into his arms, and looked at her pretty face face to face.
"woke up?"
The sound is very soft.
The girl in his arms lowered her head, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she began to struggle.
Memories of last night's events gradually flooded back into her mind. Zhiyuan, now fully awake, couldn't suppress the shame she felt. Instinctively, she wanted to struggle, to escape.
The atmosphere at the moment made her feel embarrassed and ashamed.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the girl in his arms struggling again, Lin Jiang asked in a young voice.
"Let go, let me go..."
The girl's voice was a little hoarse and trembling. She twisted her body, trying to break free from Lin Jiangnian's arms.
But when she twisted her body, the expression on Lin Jiangnian's face quickly changed.
Last night, after the two of them had completely opened up to each other, Lin Jiangnian confessed to Zhiyuan that he was impersonating the Prince of Lin, and Zhiyuan also told him that he was the real Prince, the two of them completely put aside their differences and let go of the last grudge.
So...
Lin Jiangnian had been planning this for a long time, and finally, he succeeded!
How could Zhiyuan, who was experiencing this for the first time and had no experience, be a match for Lin Jiangnian?
However, even so, Zhiyuan is still a strong-willed person and is determined not to give in or beg for mercy easily.
The two fought for a long time, tossing and turning for most of the night. Finally, Lin Jiangnian couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to let the other one win. The fight ended in a draw with both sides suffering losses.
Then, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
Until he woke up at this moment, Lin Jiangnian was holding the girl in his arms, struggling with Zhiyuan's twisting and turning. Soon, the memories of last night flooded into his mind.
Through the slightly sliding quilt, Lin Jiangnian caught a glimpse of the girl's pink neck and delicate collarbone, then followed his gaze downwards. In the dim light, Lin Jiangnian's vision was extremely sharp and he saw everything clearly.
"hiss……"
Zhiyuan, who was originally very shy and lowered her head trying to struggle, soon realized that something was wrong.
The next second, her delicate body trembled suddenly, tensed instantly, and her blushing face became even hotter. She raised her eyes to glare, but she noticed Lin Jiangnian's scorching gaze fixed on her.
Zhiyuan subconsciously followed his gaze and lowered her head...
"you……"
A trembling, angry and hurried voice sounded, and Zhiyuan quickly pulled off the quilt in front of him and wrapped himself in the quilt again.
But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Jiangnian took the initiative to approach her.
"you……"
Zhiyuan looked panicked and her eyes were filled with shame and anger. Just as she was about to stop him, Lin Jiangnian came closer and skillfully held the girl in his arms. At the same time, his other hand fell on the girl's delicate earlobe and touched it gently.
"Don't move, let me hug you, okay?" Lin Jiang spoke in a young voice, lowering his head and looking gently at the shy girl in his arms.
Zhiyuan's face was red, and her head was almost buried in her chest. She was stiff and motionless.
But it is true that the struggle has gradually become less intense.
Until the end, she completely stopped resisting and just let Lin Jiangnian hold her quietly, as if she was tacitly agreeing to something.
Seeing that Zhiyuan no longer struggled, Lin Jiangnian's eyes became softer. Feeling the softness of the girl in his arms, recalling the hazy and dreamlike memories of last night, everything seemed unreal.
The room fell into silence again.
But at this moment, Xiao Zhu's voice suddenly rang out outside the yard, breaking the silence!
"Ms. Jiang?!"
The name "Miss Jiang" scared the two of them awake immediately.
Is your aunt here?
The two looked at each other, Zhiyuan's pretty face flushed red, she was extremely embarrassed and angry, and she lowered her voice and said anxiously: "You, you get up quickly!"
Soon, the sound of my aunt and Xiaozhu talking came from the yard, and then my aunt suddenly walked towards the room.
This time, the kite's soul was almost scared to death!
The originally blushing face turned pale in an instant!
In Zhiyuan's heart, she always regarded her aunt as an elder. If her aunt saw this scene, she, she...
No more alive! !
Seeing Lin Jiangnian still in a daze, Zhiyuan, whose face was pale, lowered her voice and said anxiously, "You, why don't you get up quickly!"
Lin Jiangnian was also startled when he heard his aunt coming to the door to "catch him in adultery." If he was caught by his aunt, it would be embarrassing, but he would also be punished by her.
Zhiyuan is thin-skinned. If he is discovered, I am afraid he will be ignored for many days.
“It’s too late!”
Lin Jiangnian shook his head. His aunt was already under the eaves, and it was too late for him to put on his clothes and run away.
What's more, the two of them were in this room last night and had no time to clean up the battlefield. How could she not notice it if my aunt came in?
Zhiyuan's face turned red and white, and her eyes were panicked: "Then, what should we do?"
"fine!"
Lin Jiangnian shook his head and spoke softly to comfort her, "I've locked the door, so Auntie can't get in... Just pretend you just woke up and feel unwell, and get Auntie out of the way..."
"Is this okay?"
"Of course, do you want your aunt to see that we are both naked now?"
Zhiyuan blushed and glared at Lin Jiangnian angrily, gritting her teeth: "It's all your fault!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and at the same time, the voice of the aunt came. Zhiyuan was frightened by the sound and her mind went blank for a moment. She didn't know what to do.
Lin Jiangnian looked down and saw the panicked Zhiyuan beneath him. Her usual cool demeanor was gone. She was like a naked, snow-white bunny, stunned and unsure of what to do.
Lin Jiangnian's breathing quickened as he whispered, "Speak up! Aren't you afraid your aunt will find out?"
Zhiyuan suddenly came to her senses, her face flushed with panic, and she tried hard to calm down.
"Auntie?"
"Zhiyuan, are you still not awake?"
"Not yet..."
Zhiyuan was trying to calmly answer her aunt outside the room, but suddenly her body tensed up, her face flushed instantly, and she looked up at Lin Jiangnian in shame and anger.
Lin Jiangnian chuckled at her.
"you……"
Zhiyuan suppressed her voice and warned in a very low voice: "You, don't mess around..."
"Okay." Lin Jiangnian nodded in agreement with a smile.
However, it was just verbal agreement.
Jiang Yuxiang, who was outside the door, quickly realized that Zhiyuan's voice was not right and became concerned.
Zhiyuan was so ashamed and angry that she had to deal with her aunt outside the door while also dealing with Lin Jiangnian next to her.
Her beautiful eyes widened in anger and glared angrily.
But her frightened yet angry look made her look even cuter.
Lin Jiangnian became a little bolder...
“…”
After struggling to trick the aunt outside the door, Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief. But then came Lin Jiangnian's scorching gaze.
Zhiyuan's face flushed red, and his tone was angry: "You, you get off right now..."
"Auntie is going to look for you. Wait, if she doesn't find you, she will definitely be suspicious..."
"It's okay, I'll go later!"
Zhiyuan was so ashamed and angry: "No, you, you have to go quickly, or my aunt will find out..."
“She won’t!”
“That, that won’t work either…”
Zhiyuan's tone was filled with shame and anger, as if she was really angry. She kicked Lin Jiangnian off the bed angrily.
Lin Jiangnian stumbled and fell to the cold floor, gasping for breath.
"hiss!"
At the same time, Zhiyuan on the bed also gasped.
"Wow, you murdered your husband!"
Lin Jiangnian spoke, but seeing Zhiyuan on the bed staring at him with shame and anger, Lin Jiangnian coughed and knew he was in the wrong: "Then you take a good rest first? I'll go deal with my aunt first?"
"snort!"
With a light snort, Zhiyuan turned around and stopped looking at him.
Lin Jiangnian then carefully picked up his clothes and put them on, then walked to the door and pushed it open. He looked around and saw no one was around. Feeling relieved, he walked back to the small courtyard next door. Just as he was about to return to his room, he saw Xiaozhu sitting on the threshold.
"Xiaozhu?"
"Your Highness..."
Xiao Zhu looked up at His Highness, her voice a little shy and her face flushed.
Lin Jiangnian took one look and knew that this little maid must know something.
"knew?"
"Um."
The little maid lowered her head and admitted it honestly.
"Okay, go prepare hot water for His Highness." Lin Jiangnian touched Xiao Zhu's head.
"It's ready!"
Xiao Zhu spoke obediently.
"So good!"
Lin Jiangnian was deeply moved. Where could he find such an obedient and sensible little maid?
After talking with Xiaozhu for a while and about to take a shower, he turned around and his eyes fell on the courtyard gate not far away.
Jiang Yuxiang was standing there, looking at him expressionlessly.
"Where have you been so early in the morning?"
"Tell me the truth now!"
“…”
